Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has said the state can't afford to expand its already-strained Medicaid program to include 650,000 more residents, but his administration is studying ways other states are expanding their programs in case an alternative...
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A federal court has struck down Fayette County's at-large method of electing members to certain county offices, saying the method was a violation of the Voting Rights Act. In an opinion issued Tuesday, a judge ordered the county to establish an...
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Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks has pleaded not guilty to federal fraud charges. Brooks entered his plea Wednesday before federal Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman.
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Tea party groups are planning a protest at the Georgia Capitol over the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service during the 2010 and 2012 elections. It's one of several planned across the country on Tuesday. In Atlanta,...
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Bibb County Commission Chair Sam Hart told The Telegraph's editorial board Monday evening that he has the broad appeal necessary to unite Macon and Bibb County when the two merge in January.
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The man who was almost elected mayor of Warner Robins four years ago will try again this November. Chuck Chalk lost to current mayor Chuck Shaheen in 2009 by fewer than 200 votes. The 46-year-old Air Force veteran will make his second bid official...
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Governor Nathan Deal spoke in front of dozens of Tea Party members at the State Capitol Tuesday afternoon.
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Gov. Nathan Deal says he believes in the right of atheist groups to donate literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks just as Bibles are allowed.
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The new chairman of the Georgia Republican Party says the party won't twiddle its thumbs under his leadership. John Padgett says he plans to take it to Democrats during his two-year term.
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Governor Deal appropriates $10-million for new training facility for veterans.
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